# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5901 "2011-06-10T18:06:40Z")

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Famous Actors/actresses who appeared in music videos

1. Leonard Nimoy/Bruno Mars’ “Lazy”
2. Eddie Murphy (Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time”)
3. Donny Osmond (Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy”)
4. Christopher Walken (Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”)
5. Courtney Cox (Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark”)
6. Natalie Portman (Devendra Banhart’s “Carmensita”)
7. Chevy Chase (Paul Simon’s “You Can Call me Al”)
8. Robin Williams (Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry-Be Happy”)
9. Captain Lou Albano (Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”)
10. Charlize Theron (The Killers’ “Crossfire”)
11. Leonard Nimoy (The Bangles, “Going Down to Liverpool”)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5902 "2011-06-10T18:55:48Z")

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Famous Actors/actresses who appeared in music videos

1. Leonard Nimoy/Bruno Mars’ “Lazy”
2. Eddie Murphy (Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time”)
3. Donny Osmond (Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy”)
4. Christopher Walken (Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”)
5. Courtney Cox (Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark”)
6. Natalie Portman (Devendra Banhart’s “Carmensita”)
7. Chevy Chase (Paul Simon’s “You Can Call me Al”)
8. Robin Williams (Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry-Be Happy”)
9. Captain Lou Albano (Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”)
10. Charlize Theron (The Killers’ “Crossfire”)
11. Leonard Nimoy (The Bangles, “Going Down to Liverpool”)
12. Johnny Depp (Tom Petty, “Into The Great Wide Open”)

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5903 "2011-06-10T20:11:33Z")

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Famous Actors/actresses who appeared in music videos

1. Leonard Nimoy/Bruno Mars’ “Lazy”
2. Eddie Murphy (Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time”)
3. Donny Osmond (Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy”)
4. Christopher Walken (Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”)
5. Courtney Cox (Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark”)
6. Natalie Portman (Devendra Banhart’s “Carmensita”)
7. Chevy Chase (Paul Simon’s “You Can Call me Al”)
8. Robin Williams (Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry-Be Happy”)
9. Captain Lou Albano (Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”)
10. Charlize Theron (The Killers’ “Crossfire”)
11. Leonard Nimoy (The Bangles, “Going Down to Liverpool”)
12. Johnny Depp (Tom Petty, “Into The Great Wide Open”)
13. Hugh Laurie, (Annie Lennox, “Walking on Broken Glass”)

Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5904 "2011-06-10T20:28:10Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss) 😉

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5905 "2011-06-10T20:34:56Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)  
It had been heard before on live shows and documentaries.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5906 "2011-06-11T14:56:15Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5907 "2011-06-11T19:17:56Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series  
Since Jodie (Billy Crystal) was a non transgendered gay man who wanted to become a woman so he could marry his boyfriend he wasn’t what you’d consider a hit with gay audiences.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5908 "2011-06-11T19:56:05Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5909 "2011-06-11T22:06:33Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5910 "2011-06-12T00:39:50Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star
8. LA Law (“[He’s a Crowd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_a_Crowd)”) - Lesbian Kiss Episode

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5911 "2011-06-12T03:28:11Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star
8. LA Law (“He’s a Crowd”) - Lesbian Kiss Episode
9. “See It Now” - 1951 premiere, hosted by Edward R. Murrow - first TV program to show the Atlantic and Pacific simultaneously on screen.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5912 "2011-06-12T06:31:18Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star
8. LA Law (“He’s a Crowd”) - Lesbian Kiss Episode
9. “See It Now” - 1951 premiere, hosted by Edward R. Murrow - first TV program to show the Atlantic and Pacific simultaneously on screen.
10. “Oz” (1997) - first HBO dramatic series

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5913 "2011-06-12T18:56:42Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star
8. LA Law (“He’s a Crowd”) - Lesbian Kiss Episode
9. “See It Now” - 1951 premiere, hosted by Edward R. Murrow - first TV program to show the Atlantic and Pacific simultaneously on screen.
10. “Oz” (1997) - first HBO dramatic series
11. “All in the Family”- first toilet flush on a U.S. sitcom

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5914 "2011-06-13T01:33:59Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star
8. LA Law (“He’s a Crowd”) - Lesbian Kiss Episode
9. “See It Now” - 1951 premiere, hosted by Edward R. Murrow - first TV program to show the Atlantic and Pacific simultaneously on screen.
10. “Oz” (1997) - first HBO dramatic series
11. “All in the Family”- first toilet flush on a U.S. sitcom
12. “Ellen” - The Puppy Episode - gay performer comes out as gay character

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5915 "2011-06-13T01:45:52Z")

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Ground-breaking TV show episodes

1. Star Trek, “Plato’s Stepchildren” (widely perceived as TV’s first interracial kiss)
2. All In The Family “Sammy’s Visit” (TV’s first _intentional_ interracial kiss)
3. Chicago Hope “Vigilance & Care” (first use of the word “shit” on a scripted U.S. series)
4. “Hot l Baltimore” (first gay couple as regular characters)
5. SOAP (premiere episode)- first openly gay main character in a primetime series
6. NYPD Blue (premier episode) - nudity and swearing on network TV
7. The Nat King Cole Show - first American series to have a black lead star
8. LA Law (“He’s a Crowd”) - Lesbian Kiss Episode
9. “See It Now” - 1951 premiere, hosted by Edward R. Murrow - first TV program to show the Atlantic and Pacific simultaneously on screen.
10. “Oz” (1997) - first HBO dramatic series
11. “All in the Family”- first toilet flush on a U.S. sitcom
12. “Ellen” - The Puppy Episode - gay performer comes out as gay character
13. _I Spy_ – first weekly series to co-star a black actor and white performer as equals

New category: Types of monkeys

1. [Uakari](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uakari)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5916 "2011-06-13T02:05:28Z")

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Types of monkeys

1. Uakari
2. Japanese macaque (snow monkey)

> **[Japanese macaque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque)**
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> Macaca fuscata fuscata
> Macaca fuscata yakui
> The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan. Colloquially, they are referred to as "snow monkeys" because some live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year – no other non-human primate lives farther north, nor in a colder climate. Individuals have brownish grey fur, pinkish-red faces, and short tails. Two subspecies are known.
> In Japan, the...

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**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5917 "2011-06-13T02:24:08Z")

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Types of monkeys

1. Uakari
2. Japanese macaque (snow monkey)
3. Organ grinder (Capuchins)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5918 "2011-06-13T04:07:00Z")

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Types of monkeys

1. Uakari
2. Japanese macaque (snow monkey)
3. Organ grinder (Capuchins)
4. [Gold Snub Nosed](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zrbjaIW4HZE/TFNdcRWkEvI/AAAAAAAAAi4/y9mbfQF-sf0/s1600/Gold+snub+nosed+monkey+babies.jpg)

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5919 "2011-06-13T06:31:34Z")

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Types of monkeys

1. Uakari
2. Japanese macaque (snow monkey)
3. Organ grinder (Capuchins)
4. Gold Snub Nosed
5. [Red-shanked douc langur, _Pygathrix nemaeus_](http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/upload/2006/10/douc%202.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/5920 "2011-06-13T07:28:22Z")

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Types of monkeys

1. Uakari
2. Japanese macaque (snow monkey)
3. Organ grinder (Capuchins)
4. Gold Snub Nosed
5. [Red-shanked douc langur, _Pygathrix nemaeus_](http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/upload/2006/10/douc%202.jpg)
6. [Philippine Tarsier](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_tarsier)  
They’re tiny. I saw a TV documentary in which a zoologist had several baby ones clinging to her fingers. It was bizarre- like something from Harry Potter. ([Here’s one](http://www.dimensionsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Worlds-Smallest-Monkey.jpg) on a finger.)

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